Do you remember Stargate SG-1? That tv-series was my introduction to Science Fiction.I loved it! The idea of exploring other planets sounds so fascinating. So.. when I saw this kit “To The Moon” by Triple J Designs over at SnP.. I was so thrilled!As you see above the papers are fun, bright and they all have amazing subtle texture.There are also soo many incredible elements in this kit.. Here are a few of them.. at 100%.The tape has a fantastic shine.. you just have to see it for yourself.. and the stitched stars looks stunning.. specially on one of the solid papers. And the buttons.. Fantastic! LOVE threaded buttons!! Oh, and look at the ribbon.. see the frayed edge?

A quick tip for using the tape(s) in this kit:Have two layers of the tape you want to use. Reduce opacity to e.g. 75% (or lower).Place what you want to be taped between the tape layers.. e.g. a photo.Clip the upper tape layer to e.g. the photo (ctrl+alt+G).Add subtle shadow to the tape.. e.g.Then add shadow to e.g. the photo.. and you’re done!

Blow me down! Today me have some new pages t’ show ye..Made with t’ kit “On The Seas”by B2N2 Scraps found on Ginger Scraps. 50% off till July 5th.Me also have some free booty for ye like a cluster made t’ kit and some word bits that fits.Ye want to see? Weigh anchor! Hoist the mizzen!!!

Father’s Day has come and gone.. Do you have some new (or old) photos of a man you admire?My youngest son, Felix, recently found a ton of old photos and I really wanted to sort them out.. but upon seeing a photo of my youngest nephew with his father (my brother) I just had to scrap it.I found a pretty kit called A Father is.. by B2N2 Designs and my page came together pretty fast.. and I love it!I allways open the elements in my PhotoShop to see them up close.. and I keep getting impressed.. Take a look at this.. Look at those threads.. both in the stitches and on the button.And the stapler… LOVE it!

Here is what I made with this kit..

My page is based onOff the Edge Templatesalso by B2N2 DesignsCan you see which of the templates I used? I love templates.. You can add, remove, twist and turn all the layers.. so easy!I also made a couple of freebies: Two Clusters and a QPA huge thanks to B2N2 Scraps for allowing me to share.She has posted lots of pages made with A father is.. on her blog, in this post..Remember: If you sort your stash by designers remember to place these under B2N2 ScrapsShe sells both at Gotta Pixeland Ginger Scraps

So.. it`s from June 2014.. but since I just saw it I figured maybe some of you have missed it also..Anyway here are the links: make sure you go to both links.. and pick up the zip`s..Road Trip by SO DesignersFirst round (opens in new tab)Second round (don’t forget to go here also)

Today I`ve got a fun kit for you called Good Times.Bright fun colors which coordinates with June Lovely Colors over at WLS.I hope you like it! Please post layouts, cards etc. with this kit in the WLS Gallery and post the link in a comment to this post.. so I can give you some love.

I joined a Speed Scrap over at SnPa couple of weeks ago and was very surprised when I got a PM from the host Ponytails Designs with a coupon to her store..I rushed into her store and truth be told I had a hard time choosing what I wanted.. she has soo many pretty kits!Long story short I picked her Fresh Start kit and I totally love it. Btw. right now it’s on sale $ 3,84It is kind of neutral.. (which I prefer) and goes well with everyday life`s photos and memories.But it also seems to be great with techno theme and boys.. as seen below..The tabs and flairs are fantastic.. the papers are (for me) new and as the name say.. Fresh.

So a huge thank you to Ponytails Designs for the pretty kit!!

Here is what I made with the kit:

And here is the preview of the kit: (linked to kit in store.. remember it’s on sale now..)

Here`s my parts of the June 2015 Blog Train from Pixel ScrapperONE CU download and ONE PU downloadI recommend you check out the train.. See a few previews in the end of this post.Both professional designers and members has joined.. lots of goodies! Some even for commercial use! Yay!

Click the preview to Direct Download. To get my CU parts.Click the first preview to Direct Download. To get ALL my PU parts.

*** There are no separate download for the preview below***I just wanted show of the papers better.. that`s why I posted two previews.. When you click the preview above you get it all!

For those of you not already following Melo Vrijhof and Sheila Reid over at PixelScrapper.... you gotta see this fantastic collab called JaneI just got it today myself and I’m so excited and inspired.. I`ll show you the pages when I’m finished with them.. I just had to show you these previews.. It`s shabby, tender and delicate.. just stunning..Btw. If you are not yet a member on PixelScrapper you could get this huge bundle free as a welcome gift. Read more Here..All the previews are linked.

If you don`t know about this site.. Pixel Scrapper.. I truly recommend it.I’ve only been a member there about a month, but I really love it there.When you first register at the site, you get to choose a kit or bundle as a welcome gift.Then you can continue with a free membership..and get 6 free downloads per day.. yes, every day– the number of downloads rises as you are active in the forum and gallery (Read more Here).I’m already up to 9 downloads per day as a free member.Or you can buy Unlimited Downloading– There are both subscriptions for personal use ($10/mo) and commercial use ($20/mo)Right now there are a 30% off

Do you really love lace? – As much as I do? If so.. check this out.. cause I really, really.. really.. love lace!So when I saw the laces in My Mother Scrapbook Kit by B2N2up-close I was so trilled.. .. they are just stunning!

I`m not an expert in Photoshop, and I cheat.. but when the end-results looks good I really don’t care.
This is a text-only tutorial.. someone asked me how I did it so I thought I`d share..
But if you are familiar with Photoshop.. you’ll get the steps just fine.

OK, so here are the page I made with my poster, the two photos I used and the original Gamer poster.

Btw. My best tip would be.. Always make copies – just place the extras in the bottom of the Layers.
If something goes wrong you don’t have to start from scratch.

This is how I did it:

Open the main photo

Crop the photo until it show what I want.

Remove the background with the Polygonal Lasso Tool. Then a small soft eraser on the edges to make them smoother. Rename layer to “Face1″

Make a selection of the T-shirt with Polygonal Lasso Tool and make a copy of the T-shirt on a new layer rename this layer to “T-shirt1″. Copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

With “T-shirt1″ active and since the T-shirt is white and I want it black I Invert it (Image->Adjustment->Invert) Make a new empty layer above and with low Opacity I use a black soft brush and gently paint the light areas and blend.
(Why a new empty layer? Because when it doesn’t look good I just delete the layer, make a new empty layer and try again, and again..)
When I`m happy with this layer I leave it.. I do not Merge the layers yet.

“Face1″ layer: Copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers. With “Face1″ layer active select the eyes with Polygonal Lasso Tool and copy the eyes on a new layer. Rename the eye layer “Eyes1″ Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.
With “Face1″ layer active. With Clone Tool and Healing Brush I clean the skin on the “Face1″ layer.. Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

With “Face1″ layer active I play with hue/saturation.. for a warm, barely saturated sepia.

On a new empty layer above I play with Gradient tool (Black/Transparent) and low Opacity to get the shadows where I want them on the right side. When I`m happy and the Gradient layer is active I make a selection from the “Face1″ layer (windows: Control+ click on the “Face1″ Layer Thumbnail) and make a copy on a new layer. Rename this new layer “Gradient1″. Toss the first gradient layer. Make a new empty layer above and go over with a soft big black brush (low opacity 10-20%) on the left side. Rename this layer “Brush1″
Copy both “Face1″ and “Brush1″ layers. Move the copies to the bottom of the layers.

Make a new layer below the face and t-shirt. Rename “Background”. Fill with `cold`dark grey. Make a new empty layer above the background and play with Gradient tool (White/Transparent) low opacity. Then rename the layer “Gradient2″. Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

Find the “Eyes1″ layer and move it to the top of the layers. With the “Eyes1″ layer active I zoom in close and clean the eyes with the eraser.. so only the eye and lower eyelid is visible.
Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

With “Eye1″ active I use Elliptical Marquee Tool and make a selection around the Irises (the whole irises will not be visible, but doing it with this tool is easy.)
Copy the irises on a new layer named “Irises1″. Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

With “Eye1″ active I play around trying to get the whites in the eye brighter.. Like Image->Adjustments->Levels.. I think I also used Gradient tool (White/Transparent) very low opacity.

Then with “Irises1″ active and with Rectangular Marquee Tool I make a selection of the Left Eye and the area around it, and chooseLayer via Cut. Now there are 2 iris layers. Rename them “Left Iris” and “Right Iris”. Why? Because they need different Adjustments..
Copy both Iris layers. Move the copies to the bottom of the layers.

With “Left Iris” layer active, adjust, e.g. color, levels.. and add some shine.. With “Right Iris” layer active.. do the same.
Remember the eyes may need different adjustments. Then copy both irises again and move the copies to the bottom of the layers.

Find “Gradient1″ layer, and make it active (but no not move it).. Find a small, soft eraser and erase with low opacity along jaw and to make some highlights e.g. under the eyebrow, cheek, nose, neck.

Make a group/folder of these layers in this order: (low to high) Face1, Gradient1, Brush1, Eyes1, Left Iris, Right Iris and rename the group “Face Group”
To make it easy to edit something.. copy the “Face Group”, and move the copy all the way to the bottom of the layers.
With “Face Group” active merge it. Rename to “Face Merged”. Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

With “Face Merged” active.. Now to the cutting.. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool, make selections and delete the selected areas.

Open the other photo and place it under the main photo. Rename to “Photo Below” Resize and move it around till it looks good in the cut-out.
Then copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers.

With “Photo Below” active, edit with e.g. Levels..

If the “Face Merged” needs more cutting.. first copy to new layer. Move the copy to the bottom of the layers. Then with “Face Merged” active gently cut some more now..

Make a empty layer between “Face Merged” and “Photo Below” and rename this new layer “Cut Shadows”. And use a big, soft black brush with a low opacity and very gently add shadows in the cut.

And I think that`s it.. If something doesn’t look good.. all the copies of each step is in the bottom of the layers so it`s easy to edit.

Here`s my part of the blogtrain from www.pixelscrapper.com I recommend you check out the train.. Both professional designers and members has joined.. lots of goodies! Some even for commercial use! (see my post above..)